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| Court orders return of new baby | Court orders return of new baby |
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| A judge has ordered the return of a baby to its teenage mother after it was taken by social services without a court order. | |
| The boy was taken two hours after he was born to the 18-year-old, who had just left care in Nottingham. | |
| Hours later, Mr Justice Munby at the High Court said no baby could be removed "as the result of a decision taken by officials in some room". | Hours later, Mr Justice Munby at the High Court said no baby could be removed "as the result of a decision taken by officials in some room". |
| The woman's solicitor Stuart Luke said she would lodge a claim for damages. | The woman's solicitor Stuart Luke said she would lodge a claim for damages. |
| 'Birth plan' | 'Birth plan' |
| He said she faced the prospect of "an application by the local authority social services for an interim care order, which will be vigorously contested". | He said she faced the prospect of "an application by the local authority social services for an interim care order, which will be vigorously contested". |
| Mr Justice Munby said that without the appropriate order and given that the mother was still in hospital, mother and child should be reunited. | Mr Justice Munby said that without the appropriate order and given that the mother was still in hospital, mother and child should be reunited. |
| Describing the situation as "most unfortunate", he said officials involved in the case "should have known better". | Describing the situation as "most unfortunate", he said officials involved in the case "should have known better". |
| The boy was born healthy and taken from his mother about two hours after his birth without an order having been made. | The boy was born healthy and taken from his mother about two hours after his birth without an order having been made. |
| Hospital staff were apparently shown a "birth plan" prepared by local authority social services. | Hospital staff were apparently shown a "birth plan" prepared by local authority social services. |
| 'Unfortunate removal' | 'Unfortunate removal' |
| The plan said the mother, who had a troubled childhood and suffered from mental health problems, was to be separated from the child, and no contact allowed without supervision by social workers. | The plan said the mother, who had a troubled childhood and suffered from mental health problems, was to be separated from the child, and no contact allowed without supervision by social workers. |
| The judge said the removal of a child could only be lawful if a police constable was taking action to protect a child, or there was a court order in place. | The judge said the removal of a child could only be lawful if a police constable was taking action to protect a child, or there was a court order in place. |
| Mr Luke said the mother would be making a claim for damages against social services officials "arising out of the unfortunate removal of her child without lawful authority shortly after his birth". | |
| The judge ordered the council to prepare a comprehensive plan setting out their proposals to assist the mother as she had recently left local authority care, by no later than 8 February. | The judge ordered the council to prepare a comprehensive plan setting out their proposals to assist the mother as she had recently left local authority care, by no later than 8 February. |